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The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-06-09

MINNEAroLIs, June 81 special
to the Evening Journal from Pierre,
ID. +, says TINT Charles -. Specncr
one OF the best known men in Dakota
was indicted to-day 10y the grand
Jury on the charge Of cattle stealing.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-11-24
SNAP GENERALSHIP.
Another Ner,y Trick Of Corp1 Pike.

EDITOR NATIONAL tribune: Speaking of
generalship on the spur of the moment, the
following bit of information may be of inter
est TO some of your readers. During the latter
part of the Summer of 1863 Gen. ID. S. Stan
ley, commanding the Cavalry Corps, Army of
the Cumberland, with the larger part of the
corps attempted a raid on Rome, Ga, by cross
ing over Sand Mountain and going down the
mountain at Alpine Cove into Broomtown Val
lev, where he encountered Wharton's (TeXas)
Brigade of Cavalry. and a sharp skirnish &C.
CURED, but we soon drove them down the val
ley pell-mell. Pursuing down the BrOomtown
Valley as far as Lafayette, We ran up against
hornets nest there Of infantry, cavalry and
artillery, and Stanley had but one way TO get
out-the route by which he went in, the
enemy in force following up right on our heels,
expecting to play their artillery on the COM
mand when winding up Sand Mountain. There
would have been big trouble only for a little
bit of generalship introduced by C0rpl jim
Pike, of my regiment, who, being with the
ar-guard, which was being hard pressed, sent
for bugleT, and with about Is men TO assist
him, played ruse on the powerful enemy
which lack Suttcn, of the Texas Cavalry, re-
marked at Macon jast after hostilities had
ceased, was d Yankee trick on big
plan" Pike had the bugler sound calls at
different parts of the field TO right and left of
the road, by galloping rapidly back and forth,
while Pike had the rest of US commanding
regiments, brigades, divisions, and even corps
in loud voice. This brought the enemy 10 a
halt and he commenced forming line of battle,
throwing out skirmishers They finally ad-
vanced on our imaginary battle-lne. On their
near approach we exchanged a few shots with
them aud galloped oil, the remainder of our
command having in the meantime gone up the
mountain safely. This was generalship with
out Generai.-H. w. DIcRMAN, Troop L, 4th
Ohio Cav, Fort Wayne, Ind.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-11-24
AT JoHNsoNs ISLAND.
How the Rebels Made a Rush TO Escape.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: COmrade
Grifiins recent screcd the subject Of affairs at
the prison on JOhnson's Island, Ohio, is so far
wrong on several points that i write TO correct
them.
The writer was transferred from the 7th Me.
10 the Y. X. c. in the Fall Of 1864, and sent 10
Johnsons Island with the whole of his new
regiment, the 9th, and remained there until
the end Of ;be war, when he went TO Cincin-
natl and was mustered out. The only troops
on guard al the Island besides the 9th Vet.
Res. was a company Of Regular troops that had
never been 10 the front The Reserves were
made up Of men from all parts Of the United
States, and they were on special guard around
the stockade. l00-pounder was there. used
for a signal when prisoners got away. There
was no tunneling out in the first part OF the
Winter AZ one time the stockade blew down
but none OF the prisoners escaped. Later in
the Winter the prisoners made break for the
siockade with planks ripped from their guar.
tiers, aud a few got out on the ice Of Sanausky
Bay, but all We're brought back. The writer
saw no skating patrol" but men did skate
! there sometimes for amusement. IL was dur
! ing the night that the prisoners broke down
the stOckade.-JoHN w. CALL, Co. ID, 9TH Me.
and Co. i, 9th Vet Res, Eastport, Me.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-11-24
THAT GOOSE STORY.
II Wasn't n Rebel Goose, but a Loyal Indiana
GOsling.


EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: / see in a late
issue Of The NATIONAL TRIBUNE a notice of
the goose which was killed and eaten by the
32d Ohio on Cheat Mountain summit, w. Va.
lt is claimed that the goose belonged 10 the
25th Ohio, and had been captured with the in
tention Of serving as a roast for some mess of
that regiment.
Deeming that the truth of history should
vindicate the character Of the regimental goose
Of the 18th Ind, am constrained 10 snatch
his memory from oblivion, as il were, and put
il upon record that he was no rebel goose con-
fiscated by the 25th Ohio. but genuine Hoo
sier, Union-lOving goose, that had accompanied
the l4th Ind In all its marches 10 that date
and had not his trusting nature led him into
the camp Of the 32d Ohio, he might have con-
tinued with us enduring of the war"
Some time in May, 1861, August BuTdelow,
Of Co. B, l4th Ind,
CAPTURED WEE GosLISG,
while at Camp Vigo, near Terrc Haute, Ind =,
aud domesticated il in the quarters Of his CON-
pany.
When we moved TO Indianapolis the gos.
ling was taken along When ordered TO West
Virginia it was carefully transported, and from
Carksburg via Buckhannon. Rich Mountain
Beverly, etc. on TO Cheat Mountain summit
the little fellow marched or was carried along
with the regiment. Here we were stationed n:
the advance post of West Virginia for about
three months.
During this time the gosling had grown TO
full-sized goose; had the freedom OF the camp
aud was known by every member of the regi
ment, who would have been AS ready to take
up quarrel in its behalf as the members Of th,
Eagle Regiment" would have resented an in
suit 10 "Old Abe"
Some time in September, 1861, Gen. r. +
Lee. then commanding the Confederate force
in West Virginia. made forward movement
| against our outpost and that of Elllwater some
/ IL or Ia miles TO our right. The oath, 25tl
and BED Ohio, If i recollect Alright, were sen
| 10 our support. The 32d camped near the l4tl
Ind, and our goose unhappily wandered among
them. He was taken for a rebel, and was,
suppose condemned and executed as a spy.
recollect IL took some hard work 10 keel
/ down "A big trouble when il was known in on
regiment that our goose had been cooked
But suitable apology from the 32d, who wer
! ignorant of the history of our regimental pet
quieted the matter, though / don't think CO
B ever foreaye them. Burdelow is still livin
in the vicinity of Vincennes, Knox CO., Ind
Wa. HoUGHToS, Major, l4th Ind, LoogoOteC
| Ind.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-11-24
WORK OF THE NAVY.
A Plea for Recognition Of the Service Of saiIOr
and Marines.

HnG MarlHtk.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: At the close
of the rebellion we had an army of about l,000,-
600 of men, and a navy Of nearly 1000 vessels
of all kinds with q complement Of 10000 men I;
aud now, after the lapse Of p years, the popu-
lar idea seems 10 blend with the sentiments Of
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, in giving the inn
preston that the soldiers did all the fighting
of the war, and are the only sayiors of the
Union. Were / q stranger 10 the true situation,
and reading only THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
should think that no ship-Of- war; sailors or ma
rines ever existed 10 take any part in the re-
belliOn. What an ungrateful condition of
things and how selfish is the ambition Of men
TO leave in total silence the deeds OF that great
navy Of ships, and its many thousands Of noble
and brave men who did their equal share in
the destruction Of the enemy and the salvation
of our Union. Many Of the navy heroes fell
in The struggle; others are ia foreign lands,
and others still have died since those days, so
| that few are left now 10 speak for themselves
and their service. Most Of the seamen during
the war were foreigners, and as seamen are not
much inclined TO literature, they are silenced
/ by others. Yet the voice of the Cumberland,
the Mississippi and other crews will still call
/ out 10 the American people They stood and
! fell with the flag Of the American Union.
But this is not the only instance where for
! eign Jack Tar has been neglected and ignored
We all know that the sailor could not play
"cotiee-cooler," desert, or surrender by chance
as soldier could and did do. The sailors
only escape consisted in jump into watery
grave. BY his enlistment he was paid nC
bounty az all, and he received no clothing al.
! lowance from the Government; what he had
\ he had 20 pay for out OF his wages In battle he
! frequently had 10 land and take equal chances
with the soldier in action, and 10 meet with al
the hardships of army life as well as thos'
shost.
Since 1861 only one prominent member o
the Government has ever shown any friend
ship OF made any attempt TO give justice to tn,
sailor and marine, and that was Senator Henry
| Wilson, Of Massachusetts,. who. i'm his framing
Of the Soldiers Equalization Bounty Bill, said
Soldier, Sailor and Marine" Gen. Grant,
veto Of that bill killed himself politically.
On July 8, 1884, an act was passed by Con
gress 10 remove the charge Of desertion in Ger
tain cases where the soldier returned 10 hi
command and served out his term Of enlist
ment. This was for the soldier only, and NJ
relief at all was given to the sailor or marine
no matter how long and faithful his preyiou
service might have been. Is this the respec
shown and the gratefulness manifested by on
Government and people toward class of mel
who were so unfortunate as 10 be foreigners b,
birth and sailors or marines by profession
WILLIAM i. DESMURE, u. S. frigate SanteC
Aurora, Ind.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-11-24
FACE, HANDS, FEET,
RS5 to So ADA |, Z. : 3, Z: !;

Tidy Holder. Every family bITs them. sample q
Agents price list by mail Sc. in &c. stamps
w. HASSELBACH, Box ST. Sandusky O.
Mention The National Tribune.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-11-24
The yIcksburg Campaign.

d. Cook. Co. X. 25th Wis, Indianola, Neb.,
replying to the inquiry of COmrade Buckley as
to what regiments went up the Yazoo River in
1868 from Haines's Bluff, says the 25th Wis.
was one of them. On the way up they saw few
rebels but plenty of alligators. The weather
was extremely hot and many soldiers died OF
sunstroke and many more of disease.
g. w. Mosher, Co. A, 9Th ILL.,, West Plains,
Kan, writes concerning the battery at Cham
pion Hills, the capture of which has been
claimed by the 12ith ILL.,, 32d Ohio, s1st Ill.
and 9Th Mo. The writer thinks that all these
regiments contributed materially to the capt
ure. The writer describes the engagement as
he saw it, and maintains that the 6th Ill. had
fully as much to do with the taking of the bat
terry rs any other regiment.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-11-24
Around Chattanooga.

John w. Brown, Bethel, o., referring to the
passage of Hazen's Brigade from Chattanooga to
Browns Ferry, says that Co. A, SD Ohio fur
nished Sergeant and four men, who rOwed the
third boat, with Co. +, 4lst Ohio. on board.
Charles Banks, Co. III, 1st Ohio. Silver Lake,
Kan, corrects Comrade Duvoo in regard to the
composition of Hazen's Brigade at the time il
went from Chattanooga to Browns Ferry. The
writer says it consisted of the LIST, 9th, 4lst,
93d and l2ith Ohio, 9th Ind, 5th, 9th and 23d
Ky. He says the 9th Ind. and 10th Ill. were
not in the brigade at that time, but belonged to
Turchins Brigade.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-11-24
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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-11-24
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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-11-24
A S3.75 Cooker Free.

We want active intelligent man woman In each
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Steam Cooker. No house Is complete without one. To
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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-11-24
The Bloody Angle.

John A. Hubbell, Co. c, 26th Mich, Ovid,
Mich, writing of the oak tree which was cut
down by bullets near the Bloody Angle" at
Spottsylvania, says a large part of the firing
which cut down the tree was done by his regi-
ment. 1t was warmly complimented by Gen.
that day. The writer thinks it was the troops
of the Second Corps that cut down the tree.
j. b. Abbott, Co. b, Goth Mich, Fowlersville,
Mich, sends a story of the oak tree cut down
at the Bloody Angle" at Spottsylyania, and
adds the story told at the time in the Rich
mond Examiner by DR.. Charles McGill, of the
rebel army. DIR. MeGills story is that the tree
stood near the rebel breastworks at point
upon which at one time the most murderous
musketry fire that was ever heard was directed
The tree fell inside the works and injured sew
eral men. The doctor measured the trunk and
found it % inches through and 81 inches in cir,
cumference.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-11-24
Lost and Found.

J. c. Martin, Co. G, 9Th Iowa, Mace, Ind,
left his knapsack at Moscow, Tenn, in the Fall
of 1862. In it was large book, in which he
kept field notes. and he would like to have some
information regarding it.
Guy Il. Gould, Battery G., Cd III. l.. A., 135
Park avenue, Chicago, has Testament, which
came into his possession after the last fight at
Vicksburg, on the Ay-leaf of which is written,
Capt. William NJ. Morriss Book. Co. ID, 32d
Ohio" If any of the Captains relatives see this
he would be glad to send it to them.
Lieut. Frank Brunson, Co. +, SD Ind, Rush
vile, o., lost n feld-glass near Cumberland
Gap in 1862, and would be glad to hear from il
if any comrade knows anything in regard to it.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-09-10
..And Tho soft. snirit-like touchp'


"'WaS merely the twitching of a
muscle. The soft, spirit-like stage has
passed, and the fire and gimlet stage
comes next, unless you learn wisdom.
Il could have embraced the old gem
tleman in my transports, With 4 glee-
full hop, skip and jump ran TO the
door.
Laura! Laura, | called.
The poor creature came running
down the stairs A. if a tieud was after
her.
What has happeued?' she gaSped.
"'Dr. Earle has found u ghost !
cried,
"'WheCc is jt?'
"'In his arm, answered the doctor.
MY dear madam, your husband is the
frs, man l ever met that laughed when
| told him that he had rheumatism, l
hope he may continue TO laugh
Better rheumatism than s ghost
in the house doctor. IventUoei 10 say,
"'HUm2 ldoa't know, sir. oi the
two, | believe ghosts are the easies;
disposed Of.
Our Eho>: ) very effectively laid
said Laura, helping me o." with my
cost; and smiling AZ the doctor
lit only illustrates Ey theory sid
/. No >o-,a,lai >areraa;a~a, ooeuc-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-09-10
DRESS MATERIALS.
Dainty shades in silk and Wooden Goods
for StvIixh Autumn Dresses.

for stylish Autumn Dresses.
Zinc-that extremely dainty shade
which can not properly be called pale
blue and vet suggests it, which is not
dove gray and yet wants to persuade
one that it is, and which evidently
succeeds in proving itself to be the
most charming mixture of blue and
gray imaginable, aS artistic as it is try
mg-may be quoted as fashionable.
hut only toa few people is it becoming.
The fair-haired woman must forgetito or
at least, gracefully cede all rights in it
to her dark sister.
In nearly every instance where zinc
is used silk and wool goods form a
combination. and the silk is the very
soft and pliable quality that looks
heavy but does not offend by a rustic,
Such = costume has 4 >ilk skirt made
perfectly plain. a development that
emphasizes lis rich quality, Thedrap-
cry II the WOO. goods is separated
distinctly 81 each side. revealing the
skirt beneath The h5'ier is long,
drped high on one side Snd allowed 10
isl. in "a >tcai-h; line on the other. 50
,dat % pointed outline Is obtained, In
the hack trapev j. loopei to give \
> lA air sud forms cascade folds at
each side The finish j. a hem, which
: >owo5 byhand with invisible stitches
The bodice aDd &ayevy are # soft,
6Ue cashmere exactly matching the
Six pat;jcost. The hs>,Ue : s YN>Gl-
ion in outline, ru; below The bus: the
RICH, frsr, co,s>o> the LEI; and
f2>.sns OF The lei, >;te. above
This the tucu.> auc turned Ua6o ~.
V shape and = Y,as:o,a q: >.N >s' in,
The opening i dcfDed By abaa&ct zine
passementerie, the beads being glass II
the real zinc shade. The collar, which
is Of silk, has a strip Of the same deco
ration about it, and the coat sleeves
have straight cuffs ornamented in q
similar way, With this toilette is worb,
n sling wrap of zinc velvet trimmed with
passementerie and lined throughout
with rose-colored satin. The bonnet is
a zine straw trimmed with zinc velvet
and pink roses.
French modisteS have asserted that
we have ne genuine appreciation of soft
cashmcrcs and suitings; that we fail TO
| perceive their artistic value and count
them "dowdy' because they are quiet.
Such criticism might have been applied
once, but it is ccrtainlyn not true to fact
now, when q reaction after n violent
liking for fancy stutfs has set in, and
the plain fabric, relying on beatty of
make and color, is counted most desir-
able. OF curse, there will always be
rich brocadcS, as certain us there will
always be dowagerS; equally certain
will be the minglings of color in the
cloths as long as there are women who
like them; nevertheless, the plain ma
terials will predominant and the fancy
stutlS be made subservicnt to them. All
the cloth shades and many others are
noted in the cashmeres, and the mode,
fawn and gray tints are noted as smart.
Cashmere is adaptive, and it can often
be worn by ONE to whom the sever
ity Of a cloth frock is unsuitable. for
although requiring a certain amount OF
severity in development, cashmere I'M
parts zone Of this quality TO the wearel
of t.-DcliHeaiOr.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-09-10
THE TUMBLE WEED.
A Curious Plant That Was the Terror of
the Prairies in Years Gone by.

A Curious rant TNat was the Terror oil
the Prairies in Years Gone By.
Mr.. W. T. Niedcrlander has on ex-
hibition in the window of his Office 4
fine specimen of the curious plant
known as the ''tumblc weed This
specimen was taken from the old fan
grounds last year, after the grounds
were abandoned. The plant is a mass
of branches, spherical in form, and so
tightly interviewer as to form almey:
a compact mass. Like the earth, this
globular mass of branches is tlattened
at the polcs-only more so. The pres
ent specimen is about five feet at its
greatest diameter. Mr.. Nciderlandcr
says he has seen specimens nearly
twice this size.
This weed one grew plcntifully
through this country and Colorado.
When green, they present a very pref
ty appearance, and look more like a
dwarf tree than a weed. They are
very dangerous in case of a prairie
fire, and often dangerous in plain
windstorms where there is no fire.
In case of fire, the flames seem to
strip the plant of its leaves, and it
at once goes rolling before the hurri-
cane, a perfect wheel of fire, These
revolving wheels of fire will jump any
ordinary furrow or fire break, and
carry the fire into the timber or grass,
as the case may be. Nothing can stop
their progress but a river. Into these
they jump, leaping out into the stream
forty, fifty or sixty feet, and 90 down
with a hiss, throwing up a column of
steam where they sink.
al have seen hundreds Of these plants
in Barber County and the ~Siquashie
valley" said Mr.. Neidcrlandcr. "When
started to rolling in a fire no ordinary
horse can run before them. Once in
the Siquashie valley, ! only saved my
self by driving my team into the river,
which | fortunately reached just in
time
In Colorado wind storms these weeds
| are also a source of much danger. In
Middle Park Il few years ago n party OF
travellers were suddenly overtakcn by
q storm. Seeing what they supposed
to be a mass of huge powders in the
distance, they made for them, thinking
they would afford at least partial
shelter. To their surprise as they ap
preached the powders suddenly broke
loose and commenced rolling toward
them at a furious rate, cutting all sorts
of curious capers and gyrating men.
acingly as they came. At times they
would stake an obstruction and bound
high in the air, and again striking Tho
ground, resume their rapid circular
melton. The travellers put spurs to theil
horses, and it was only by the creates
effort that they managed to escape
from the track of these monsters. Or
exam nation, they found their sup
posed powders were really immens,
weeds which had been torn up by tn,
roots by the windstorm.
These weeds are so solid that the,
are a great to man and bcas
under such circumstances. Impcllet
by n heavy wind, they go with fore,
enough to kill n horse, and II humal
being is in great danger If he can no
get out of the track when they ar
running before q hurricane or in a cas-
of a prairie fire. Wichita Kan,
Journal,